Evil, Despair, Regret, Hope
Come now children listen closely, to this tale far from old. Of a yellow duchess and her yellow butler and the terrors that others, had to behold.
Daughter of Evil / Servant of Evil
In a manor in the center of the city there resided a yellow duchess. Her people suffered greatly under her reign and grew to despise her. The only one within the whole city who continued to follow her was her only butler.
One day the yellow duchess went out into the city with her yellow butler. She was hated, the people feared her, but did not dare to go against her. As she was walking she spotted a man. He had blue hair and a charming appearance. He was the duke of a neighbouring city. She instantly fell in love with the blue duke and wished to talk to him. As she was about to go to him a girl with green hair in pigtails ran up to him. The blue duke and the girl smiled at each other as he gave her a bouquet. The girl was also a duchess like herself, though of lesser power. When the yellow duchess saw this she grew enraged and began to despise the green duchess for taking her new love's heart, shattering hers. She called to the yellow butler for them to leave but it went unheard. The yellow butler had also spotted the couple and had fallen instantaneously in love with the green haired girl. The yellow duchess shouted the yellow butler's name, "Len!" and looked angrily in his direction. The yellow butler, startled at the sound of his own name, snapped back to attention. He remedied his mistake and followed the yellow duchess back to the manor.
The yellow duchess went to her great hall and sat upon her throne. The yellow butler kneeled in front of it and awaited his duchess' orders. The yellow duchess' bored expression suddenly changed. She began to smile, but it was a smile of evil intent, a smile that appeared to try to split her face in half. The yellow duchess' eyes turned red and she told her butler what she wished. The yellow butler, having heard her plan, bore a face of shock stricken horror. The yellow duchess changed her smile to a fond malicious one and ordered the yellow butler to go. The yellow butler arose, his face shaded from the yellow duchess' eyes, making his expression unreadable and left.
Later that evening the blue duke was walking in a forest, again carrying a fresh bouquet of flowers, intending to give them to his love. As he approached the green duchess' manor he halted. His face contorted into a mix of twisted fear and horror as his gaze fell upon the manor, unable to look away no matter how much he wanted to. The manor was in a blaze, illuminating the night with its unbearable light and heat. The blue duke's face scrunched up even more as he cried, "Miku!", sending a river of tears down his face.
In a bar sat a red haired woman. She was a former knight of the city who was banished and stripped of her title by the yellow duchess. The door to the bar slammed open. A man with blue hair drenched to the bone grasped desperately to the door. The woman ran to the man, concern evident all over her face. "Kaito!", she gasped pleading to the man to tell her what was wrong. At first he stayed silent, gazing with dead eyes at the floor. "Meiko...", he lowered his head and told the girl what had happened. The woman glared; enraged by the knowledge he had told her. She knew exactly who had done the horrendous act.
The yellow duchess gazed out her window fondly smiling at the moon, hiding her devilish smile. The yellow butler stood at the edge of the room, his eyes devoid of emotion. There was light around the corner of the neighbouring building. The yellow duchess, irritated by this, turned her head to the approaching source. A large mob neared, led by a knight in red armor. The yellow duchess stepped back from the window. The room was illuminated by the torches the villagers had lit. The yellow butler lifted his head, and gazed at the yellow duchess and her fearful expression, as banging could be heard coming from the entry way of the manor. The yellow butler smiled. It was a fond but sad smile. He grabbed the yellow duchess and switched her clothes with his. He dressed himself to look like her. The yellow duchess gasped in wonder and shock at the yellow butler as he placed a cap over her head. The doors to the hall banged open revealing the red knight. The red knight seized the yellow butler dressed as the yellow duchess, thinking he was the yellow duchess. The yellow butler smiled his sad smile at the yellow duchess, "Goodbye Rin...", and he was dragged into the hall.
The yellow butler looked out a small barred window. He wondered if the yellow duchess was alright. He began to think back to his childhood... He remembered how much he loved to play and gaze at his sister, his twin. He also remembered the day she was taken to begin her studies. He remembered watching as her once innocent and kind eyes faded to the barren and condescending gaze she now possessed. He sadly looked out the window once more, and smiled...
The crowd stood silent as the yellow duchess was walked to the guillotine. She had a blank expression on her face. She gazed out to the crowd as she was lowered to her knees, her neck being placed within the guillotine. As the executioner prepared to end her life, she gazed out into the crowd once more. Near the middle stood a boy in raggedy clothes. She smiled when she saw the cap upon the boy's head. The boy gazed back too shocked and scared to move. Finally, the executioner pulled the rope. A single tear escaped the smiling yellow duchess. The boy began to run toward her reaching out. The great blade whizzed down to the yellow duchess and severed her neck. "L...e...n!". The boy fell to her knees weeping for her lost twin. The bells chimed and the birds flew away.